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pablo martin
September 07, 2006 | Cowboy Golf
2004-05 (Freshman): The only player on the squad to start each event ... won two of his first three events as a collegian, winning the Ping/Golfweek Preview with a 4-under 206 total and tying for medalist honors at the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational at 7-under 209 ... was named a first-team All-American ... also received the Phil Mickelson Award, honoring the nation's top freshman ... was named as an all-freshman team selection ... the lone freshman among the 10 players tabbed as semifinalists for the Ben Hogan Award ... tabbed as the Big 12 Newcomer of the year and was a first-team All-Big 12 selection ... named to the All-Central Region team as well ... was named the Golfweek Player of the Week on Oct. 9 ... was named the Big 12 Golfer of the Month twice, earning the distinction in September and November ... named the Southern Golf Association's National Amateur of the Month in September ... finished under par in six of his first seven events ... led the team with a 71.20 strokes per round average and 12 rounds in the 60s ... in addition to his two victories, he has finished in the top 10 on six other occasions ... he tied for fourth at the Puerto Rico Classic at 6-under 210 ... he also tied for 10th at the Southern Highlands Collegiate with an even-par 216 total and finished sixth at the Hall of Fame Invitational at 4-under 212 ... finished 4-0 at the Hooters Collegiate Match Play Championship while helping the Cowboys to the second of their four team titles this year ... tied for eighth at the Texas A&M Invitational with a 218 total ... tied for sixth at The Maxwell with a 1-over 211 total ... came in as the runner-up at the NCAA Central Regional after posting a 4-under 206 total that included a season-low round of 65.
Amateur: Advanced to the fourth round of the British Amateur Championship in 2006 ... equalled the course record at Royal St. George's with a 67 during stroke play ... tied for ninth during the stroke play portion of the event ... won his first two matches before falling during the fourth round ... competed in the European Tour's KLM Open where he tied for 73rd place with a 2-over 144 total ... tied for fifth place during stroke play at the 2006 U.S. Amateur with a 1-under 142 total ... defeated Tyrone Mordt in 21 holes and Greg Carlin 2 and 1 before falling to Rickie Fowler in the third round ... finished 12th during stroke play at the Western Amateur after posting a 213 total ... reached the championship during match play after defeating Billy Horschel, 2 and 1, Erik Flores, 5 and 4, and Scott Pieri, 5 and 4, before falling to Bronson LaCassie in the final ... tabbed as a member of the 2006 European Palmer Cup squad, marking his second consecutive selection ... helped lead the Europeans to the title in the event after posting a 4-0 mark ... teamed with fellow Spaniard Alejandro Cañizares to defeat Brian Harman and Chris Kirk, 5 and 3, and Ryan Blaum and Roberto Castro, 6 and 5 ... defeated Harman, 6 and 5, during singles on day one and wrapped up the event with a 3 and 2 win over Castro ... opened play at the British Amateur Championship with a 79 before tying the Royal St. George's course record with a 67 to finish tied for ninth during stroke play ... defeated Michael Bush, 1 up, and Gary Boyd on the 20th hole before falling to Jason Palmer, 1 up during the fourth round ... won the Porter Cup in 2005, posting scores of 67, 67, 66 and 69 for an 11-under 269 total ... alongside teammate Alex Norén, was selected to represent Europe in the 2005 Palmer Cup ... tied for 48th place during stroke play at the U.S. Amateur before losing to Austin Eaton III in the first round of match play ... came to the Cowboy program as the highest-rated junior in Europe ... won the British Boys Amateur Championship as a 15-year-old in 2001, defeating Rafael Cabrera 3 and 2 in the championship match ... reached the event's quarterfinal round in 2002 and was runner-up in 2003 ... won the Carris Trophy, 2004 English Under-18 Championship, with a 12-under-par, 276 total after carding rounds of 74-68-69 and 65 ... his final-round score equaled the course record at Northumberland Golf Club ... carded a final-round 64 to win the 2003 Orange Bowl by three strokes with a 72-hole total of 276 ... held the lead going into the final round of the 2003 Spanish Open, a European Tour event, before finishing tied for 22nd ... won the 2003 Spanish International Amateur Championship ... helped lead Spain to a third-place finish at the 2004 Toyota Junior World Cup ... tied for second in the individual race after carding rounds of 69-66-71-71 for an 11-under, 277 total ... finished as the runner-up at the 2003 Sherry Cup, carding rounds of 67-66-68-78 for a nine-under total of 279 ... helped Spain to a second-place finish in the Sherry Cup's team standings ... also took second at the Duke of York Youth Championship ... competed for the Continent of Europe Team that took on the GB&I Team for the Jacques Legalise Trophy ... won the 2002 European Under-16 Championship ... also won the Spanish Amateur title, the 2002 European Under-18 Team title, the 2003 European Amateur Team championship and the 2003 Eisenhower Trophy.
Personal: Born April 20, 1986 ... son of Gonzalo Martin and Elena Benavides ... has one brother, Gonzalo and one sister, Maria ... undecided on his major at Oklahoma State ... also recruited by Texas A&M and Indiana.
